The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-17

adjusted, and shipments eastward will doubtless
increase handsomely within the next thirty
days
The Moore Desk Company are erecting frame
buildino 100 feet long by fifty wide, two stories
high, IN which to do their vanishing and veneer
ing.
There is great demand at the present time
for cabinet makers. Fifty per cent more really
good cabinet makers would readily find employ
ment at the works in and aboct the city.
The new clip of wool is beginning to come in,
and business about the wooden mills begins to
look lively. The dealers at this point expect to
Go more business this year than they have done
for some years past
Dean Brothers have begun to run their works
twelve hours day, and have orders sufficient to
keep them running to their fullest capacity for
the next three months. Yesterday they shipped
a large duplex steam pump to the Hecia Iron
Company, Ironton, O.
The company owning the old iron rail mill are
seriously thinking of converting it into manu-
factory of gas pipe The engines and boilers are
all in good condition. and the machinery gener-
ally, and at comparatively small expense the
mill could be fitted up.
The steel rail mill begins to do better work
The machinery is getting timber and the
men begin to understand running it. Some
slight alterations must yet be made before 1t can
be run to its full capacity, which will be 2o0 tons
every twenty -four hours.
E. e. Atkins Yesterday received report from
the monster recently shipped to Xenia Ind. 1t
works like a charm, going throught thirty
three-inch log smoothly. This saw Is eighty
eight inches in diameter and 9x11 gauge. and Is
a novel affair in this branch of service
Several of the brick manufacturers got brick
of this years make on to the market last week,
and others will the present week. 1t Is stated
that every brick now in the kilns of the numer-
Gus yards about the city is sold up close, aud
no new contracts can be filled until other kilns
a-e burned
The Indianapolis foundry is extending its bust
ness, although it is but two years since
established. eighty men are now working ana
their work is sent to distant points as well as TO
numerous points nearer home. Last week cast
ings were shipped to Carthage and Springfield,
Mo-, and to Texarkana, Tex.
The Indianapolis Offspring Cart Company
have increased their force to some seventy five
men, and are turning out these wagons at the
rate of thirty day. Within the last week they
have shipped car loads to the following points:
Houston and Dallas Tex; Memphis and Vicks-
burg, and two carloads into Dakota.
Hetherington e. Berner, machinsts, soon
as they can get the material to build with, will
tear down that portion of their shops built of
wood and put up building of brick, resting on
stone foundations. When completed their main
building will have frontage on South street OF
ninety five feet and will run back three hun
dred feet.
Wall-pap err hangers are having a busy time.
This promises to be the most prosperous for
many years past There are $50 men who are
but it is rather a sickly one. When they are
busy it receives but little attention, and when
times dull some of the paper hangers, even
of the union, cut prices and this weakens the
association.
The 4. kins Saw Works Company yesterday
purchased the Butch rro perty on South street.
between Illinois and Tennessee streets, paying
$50. 600 cash for it. This ground has frontage
of 129 feet South street and back 30.
feet to the tracks of the Union Railway Com
panv. The works company propose to
cover the ground with brick building three
stories high. The increase in their business the
last year necessitates double their present pro-
ductive capacity.
Budd & Co. are going into the packing of eggs
extensive scale this season. Their ice
storage houses are completed, and they have
1000 tons of ice with which to preserve their
stock. They expect to pack this summer 10000
cases of eggs. They are now killing 200 dozens
OF hens and chickens daily, and will increase
this number the season advances. Eight men
are now employed to pick hens and chickens,
who are paid from SIS to 500 per week. They
pick poultry by the piece receiving one cent
and half for every fowl picked An expert
picker some week. makes as high as $24